The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it paid about 100 million won ($) in special performance bonuses to 23 employees at the South Korean Embassy in Iran for their work responding to the Middle East situation.
The ministry said the bonuses were paid regardless of rank or nationality and were scaled based on each employee’s contribution, including workload and exposure to risk during efforts such as assisting South Koreans with evacuation. The recipients included 13 South Korean nationals and 10 foreign nationals.
The ministry said embassy staff kept the mission operating normally after the outbreak of war, maintained close communication with Iranian counterparts, and successfully supported the overland evacuation of South Korean nationals and their Iranian family members.
It added that staff were also credited with checking daily on the safety of South Koreans who remained in the country, calling their work a strong performance in protecting citizens abroad despite dangerous conditions.
President Lee Jae-myung, during a Cabinet meeting on the 14th, asked Foreign Minister Cho Hyun whether he had followed through on his instruction to encourage and reward embassy staff in Iran, and urged him to “take good care of it.”
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